丨英国伦敦丨Henley Halebrown

architects Henley Halebrown

Chadwick Hall

Roehampton, London

2012–2016

Shortlisted for the Stirling Prize in 2018 and nominated for the EU Mies Award in 2019, commissioned by the University of Roehampton, the three student residences are situated in the grounds of the Grade II* listed 18th Century Georgian villa Downshire House and adjacent to the London County Council’s world renowned Grade II* listed Alton West Estate. The design co-opts the garden, part of this historic parkland setting, to make a convivial plan for the student community.

Downshire House’s garden elevation and South Residence seen from west. Lynn Chadwick’s The Watchers has been reinstated in the grounds

Two of the residences are planned around a sunken court that dates from the 1920s. The resulting court creates a focus for student life in the grounds of Downshire House

View of sunken garden

The West Residence viewed from the sunken garden

Location plan

Site plan

Site axonometric

The North Residence viewed from Roehampton Lane

The North Residence viewed from the sunken garden

Elevations of the North Residence

Site section illustrating (from left to right) an LCC slab block, the West Residence and Downshire House itself

Detail of the private balconies to the West Residence

Model of balconies to the West Residence

Detail of the private balconies to the West Residence

Isometric of the West Residence

The South Residence viewed from the grounds of Downshire House

Elevations of the South Residence

The South Residence viewed from the historic tree boundary

The Residences pay homage to both the Georgian and the post-war architecture in their materials - brickwork and dark pre-cast concrete.

Bay window detail of the South Residence

The South Residence staircase

The South Residence staircase

A communal kitchen dining space within the South Residence, looking towards the sunken garden in the distance

A typical student bedroom with french doors leading to a private balcony overlooking the grounds of Downshire House

Appointment: 2012

Construction start: 2014

Completion: 2016

Area: 6365m2

Budget: £12.6m

Sustainable credentials: BREEAM Very Good

Form of contract: Design & Build

Client: University of Roehampton

Contractor: Morgan Sindall

Services Engineer: Skelly & Couch

Structural Engineer (pre contract): Buro Happold Engineering

Structural Engineer (post contract): Campbell Reith

Quantity Surveyor: Bernard Williams Associates

Landscape Architect: Gross Max

Project Manager: Garndiner & Theobald

Planning Consutant: Boyer Planning

Heritage Consultant: Steven Bee Urban Counsel

Building Inspector: MLM

Fritz Höger Award for Brick Architecture, Residential Building/Apartment Complex, (Winner Silver) 2020

EU Mies Award, (Nominated) 2019

RIBA Stirling Prize, (Shortlisted) 2018

RIBA National Award, 2018

RIBA Regional Award, London, 2018

New London Awards, Housing, (Shortlisted) 2018

Wandsworth Mayor’s Design Award, 2017

Wandsworth Design Award, 2017